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Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket and North West Leicestershire

108,700 and 106,245 residents (mid-2024).

Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher than North West Leicestershire on 7 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 10 of 22 per resident and 14 of 22 in total.

On 11 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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Money in 2026-27 prices, adjusted for inflation so that years can be compared2026-27 prices, using CPI inflation, adjusted for inflation so that years can be comparedcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.

Per person in the age group

Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher on 7 of 22 measures, and North West Leicestershire on 15. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket North West Leicestershire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £4,256, North West Leicestershire £3,988North West Leicestershire: £3,988Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,256North West Leicestershire: £4,005Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,274North West Leicestershire: £3,783Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,037

    £4,256£4,274£4,037Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£3,988£4,005£3,783

  2. Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £12,416, North West Leicestershire £12,867North West Leicestershire: £12,867Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £12,416North West Leicestershire: £12,922Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £12,468North West Leicestershire: £12,205Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £11,777

    £12,416£12,468£11,777North West Leicestershire is higherDepends on how you count£12,867£12,922£12,205

  3. Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £1,524, North West Leicestershire £1,505North West Leicestershire: £1,505Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,524North West Leicestershire: £1,512Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,531North West Leicestershire: £1,428Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,446

    £1,524£1,531£1,446Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£1,505£1,512£1,428

  4. State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £11,523, North West Leicestershire £11,877North West Leicestershire: £11,877Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £11,523North West Leicestershire: £11,927Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £11,572North West Leicestershire: £11,265Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £10,930

    £11,523£11,572£10,930North West Leicestershire is higherDepends on how you count£11,877£11,927£11,265

  5. Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £248, North West Leicestershire £278North West Leicestershire: £278Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £248North West Leicestershire: £279Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £249North West Leicestershire: £263Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £236

    £248£249£236North West Leicestershire is higherDepends on how you count£278£279£263

  6. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per person aged 66 and over: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £628, North West Leicestershire £694North West Leicestershire: £694Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £628North West Leicestershire: £696Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £631North West Leicestershire: £658Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £596

    £628£631£596North West Leicestershire is higherDepends on how you count£694£696£658

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per person aged 66 and over: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £16, North West Leicestershire £19North West Leicestershire: £19Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16North West Leicestershire: £19Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16North West Leicestershire: £18Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16

    £16North West Leicestershire is higherDepends on how you count£19£19£18

  8. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £343, North West Leicestershire £379North West Leicestershire: £379Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £343North West Leicestershire: £381Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £344North West Leicestershire: £360Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £325

    £343£344£325North West Leicestershire is higher£379£381£360

  9. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £95, North West Leicestershire £124North West Leicestershire: £124Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95North West Leicestershire: £124Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95North West Leicestershire: £117Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £90

    £95£95£90North West Leicestershire is higher£124£124£117

  10. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per person aged 16 to 64: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £78, North West Leicestershire £109North West Leicestershire: £109Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78North West Leicestershire: £110Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78North West Leicestershire: £104Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £74

    £78£78£74North West Leicestershire is higher£109£110£104

  11. Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £1,206, North West Leicestershire £1,168North West Leicestershire: £1,168Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,206North West Leicestershire: £1,173Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,212North West Leicestershire: £1,108Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £1,144

    £1,206£1,212£1,144Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£1,168£1,173£1,108

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £161, North West Leicestershire £105North West Leicestershire: £105Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £161North West Leicestershire: £105Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £162North West Leicestershire: £99Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £153

    £161£162£153Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£105£105£99

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £231, North West Leicestershire £218North West Leicestershire: £218Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £231North West Leicestershire: £219Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £232North West Leicestershire: £207Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £219

    £231£232£219Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£218£219£207

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £5.53, North West Leicestershire £4.91North West Leicestershire: £4.91Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.53North West Leicestershire: £4.93Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.56North West Leicestershire: £4.66Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.25

    £5.53£5.56£5.25Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£4.91£4.93£4.66

  15. Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £3.68, North West Leicestershire £4.90North West Leicestershire: £4.90Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.68North West Leicestershire: £4.92Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.69North West Leicestershire: £4.65Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.49

    £3.68£3.69£3.49North West Leicestershire is higher£4.90£4.92£4.65

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £6.76, North West Leicestershire £7.40North West Leicestershire: £7.40Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.76North West Leicestershire: £7.43Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.79North West Leicestershire: £7.02Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.41

    £6.76£6.79£6.41North West Leicestershire is higher£7.40£7.43£7.02

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 1,000.5, North West Leicestershire 1,033.0North West Leicestershire: 1,033.0Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 1,000.5

    1,000.5North West Leicestershire is higherDepends on how you count1,033.0

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 63.9, North West Leicestershire 76.1North West Leicestershire: 76.1Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 63.9

    63.9North West Leicestershire is higherDepends on how you count76.1

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 127.9, North West Leicestershire 147.8North West Leicestershire: 147.8Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 127.9

    127.9North West Leicestershire is higherDepends on how you count147.8

  20. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 52.5, North West Leicestershire 55.3North West Leicestershire: 55.3Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 52.5

    52.5North West Leicestershire is higher55.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 144.5, North West Leicestershire 141.5North West Leicestershire: 141.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 144.5

    144.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count141.5

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 17.9, North West Leicestershire 24.3North West Leicestershire: 24.3Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 17.9

    17.9North West Leicestershire is higher24.3

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Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket and North West Leicestershire, per person in the age group
MeasureBury St Edmunds and StowmarketNorth West LeicestershireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,256£4,274£4,037£3,988£4,005£3,783Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£12,416£12,468£11,777£12,867£12,922£12,205North West Leicestershire
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,524£1,531£1,446£1,505£1,512£1,428Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,523£11,572£10,930£11,877£11,927£11,265North West Leicestershire
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£248£249£236£278£279£263North West Leicestershire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£628£631£596£694£696£658North West Leicestershire
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£16£19£19£18North West Leicestershire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£343£344£325£379£381£360North West Leicestershire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£95£95£90£124£124£117North West Leicestershire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£78£78£74£109£110£104North West Leicestershire
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,206£1,212£1,144£1,168£1,173£1,108Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£161£162£153£105£105£99Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£231£232£219£218£219£207Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£5.53£5.56£5.25£4.91£4.93£4.66Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£3.68£3.69£3.49£4.90£4.92£4.65North West Leicestershire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.76£6.79£6.41£7.40£7.43£7.02North West Leicestershire
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,000.51,033.0North West Leicestershire
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 202663.976.1North West Leicestershire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026127.9147.8North West Leicestershire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202652.555.3North West Leicestershire
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026144.5141.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202617.924.3North West Leicestershire

Per resident

Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and North West Leicestershire on 12. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket North West Leicestershire

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £4,256, North West Leicestershire £3,988North West Leicestershire: £3,988Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,256North West Leicestershire: £4,005Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,274North West Leicestershire: £3,783Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4,037

    £4,256£4,274£4,037Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£3,988£4,005£3,783

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £2,740, North West Leicestershire £2,435North West Leicestershire: £2,435Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,740North West Leicestershire: £2,446Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,752North West Leicestershire: £2,310Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,599

    £2,740£2,752£2,599Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£2,435£2,446£2,310

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £910, North West Leicestershire £937North West Leicestershire: £937Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £910North West Leicestershire: £941Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £914North West Leicestershire: £889Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £864

    £910£914£864North West Leicestershire is higherDepends on how you count£937£941£889

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £2,543, North West Leicestershire £2,248North West Leicestershire: £2,248Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,543North West Leicestershire: £2,258Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,554North West Leicestershire: £2,132Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2,412

    £2,543£2,554£2,412Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£2,248£2,258£2,132

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £55, North West Leicestershire £53North West Leicestershire: £53Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £55North West Leicestershire: £53Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £55North West Leicestershire: £50Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £52

    £55£55£52Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£53£53£50

  6. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £139, North West Leicestershire £131North West Leicestershire: £131Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £139North West Leicestershire: £132Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £139North West Leicestershire: £125Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £132

    £139£139£132Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£131£132£125

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £3.62, North West Leicestershire £3.68North West Leicestershire: £3.68Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.62North West Leicestershire: £3.69Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.63North West Leicestershire: £3.49Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.43

    £3.62£3.63£3.43North West Leicestershire is higherDepends on how you count£3.68£3.69£3.49

  8. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £343, North West Leicestershire £379North West Leicestershire: £379Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £343North West Leicestershire: £381Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £344North West Leicestershire: £360Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £325

    £343£344£325North West Leicestershire is higher£379£381£360

  9. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £95, North West Leicestershire £124North West Leicestershire: £124Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95North West Leicestershire: £124Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £95North West Leicestershire: £117Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £90

    £95£95£90North West Leicestershire is higher£124£124£117

  10. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £47, North West Leicestershire £68North West Leicestershire: £68Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £47North West Leicestershire: £68Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £47North West Leicestershire: £65Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £44

    £47£47£44North West Leicestershire is higher£68£68£65

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £721, North West Leicestershire £727North West Leicestershire: £727Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £721North West Leicestershire: £730Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £724North West Leicestershire: £690Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £683

    £721£724£683North West Leicestershire is higherDepends on how you count£727£730£690

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £161, North West Leicestershire £105North West Leicestershire: £105Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £161North West Leicestershire: £105Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £162North West Leicestershire: £99Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £153

    £161£162£153Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£105£105£99

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £138, North West Leicestershire £136North West Leicestershire: £136Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £138North West Leicestershire: £137Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £138North West Leicestershire: £129Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £131

    £138£138£131Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£136£137£129

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £3.31, North West Leicestershire £3.06North West Leicestershire: £3.06Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.31North West Leicestershire: £3.07Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.32North West Leicestershire: £2.90Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £3.14

    £3.31£3.32£3.14Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£3.06£3.07£2.90

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £2.19, North West Leicestershire £3.06North West Leicestershire: £3.06Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2.19North West Leicestershire: £3.07Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2.20North West Leicestershire: £2.90Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £2.08

    £2.19£2.20£2.08North West Leicestershire is higher£3.06£3.07£2.90

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £6.76, North West Leicestershire £7.40North West Leicestershire: £7.40Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.76North West Leicestershire: £7.43Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.79North West Leicestershire: £7.02Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.41

    £6.76£6.79£6.41North West Leicestershire is higher£7.40£7.43£7.02

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 220.8, North West Leicestershire 195.5North West Leicestershire: 195.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 220.8

    220.8Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count195.5

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 14.1, North West Leicestershire 14.4North West Leicestershire: 14.4Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 14.1

    14.1North West Leicestershire is higherDepends on how you count14.4

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 28.2, North West Leicestershire 28.0North West Leicestershire: 28.0Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 28.2

    28.2Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count28.0

  20. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 52.5, North West Leicestershire 55.3North West Leicestershire: 55.3Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 52.5

    52.5North West Leicestershire is higher55.3

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 86.3, North West Leicestershire 88.1North West Leicestershire: 88.1Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 86.3

    86.3North West Leicestershire is higherDepends on how you count88.1

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 10.7, North West Leicestershire 15.1North West Leicestershire: 15.1Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 10.7

    10.7North West Leicestershire is higher15.1

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Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket and North West Leicestershire, per resident
MeasureBury St Edmunds and StowmarketNorth West LeicestershireHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,256£4,274£4,037£3,988£4,005£3,783Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,740£2,752£2,599£2,435£2,446£2,310Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£910£914£864£937£941£889North West Leicestershire
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,543£2,554£2,412£2,248£2,258£2,132Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£55£55£52£53£53£50Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£139£139£132£131£132£125Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£3.62£3.63£3.43£3.68£3.69£3.49North West Leicestershire
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£343£344£325£379£381£360North West Leicestershire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£95£95£90£124£124£117North West Leicestershire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£47£47£44£68£68£65North West Leicestershire
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£721£724£683£727£730£690North West Leicestershire
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£161£162£153£105£105£99Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£138£138£131£136£137£129Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£3.31£3.32£3.14£3.06£3.07£2.90Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£2.19£2.20£2.08£3.06£3.07£2.90North West Leicestershire
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£6.76£6.79£6.41£7.40£7.43£7.02North West Leicestershire
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026220.8195.5Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202614.114.4North West Leicestershire
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202628.228.0Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202652.555.3North West Leicestershire
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 202686.388.1North West Leicestershire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202610.715.1North West Leicestershire

Total

Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher on 14 of 22 measures, and North West Leicestershire on 8. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket North West Leicestershire

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £462.6m, North West Leicestershire £423.7mNorth West Leicestershire: £423.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £462.6mNorth West Leicestershire: £425.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £464.6mNorth West Leicestershire: £401.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £438.8m

    £462.6m£464.6m£438.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£423.7m£425.5m£401.9m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £297.8m, North West Leicestershire £258.8mNorth West Leicestershire: £258.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £297.8mNorth West Leicestershire: £259.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £299.1mNorth West Leicestershire: £245.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £282.5m

    £297.8m£299.1m£282.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£258.8m£259.9m£245.4m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £99.0m, North West Leicestershire £99.6mNorth West Leicestershire: £99.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £99.0mNorth West Leicestershire: £100.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £99.4mNorth West Leicestershire: £94.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £93.9m

    £99.0m£99.4m£93.9mNorth West Leicestershire is higherDepends on how you count£99.6m£100.0m£94.5m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £276.4m, North West Leicestershire £238.8mNorth West Leicestershire: £238.8mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £276.4mNorth West Leicestershire: £239.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £277.6mNorth West Leicestershire: £226.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £262.2m

    £276.4m£277.6m£262.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£238.8m£239.9m£226.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £6.0m, North West Leicestershire £5.6mNorth West Leicestershire: £5.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.0mNorth West Leicestershire: £5.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £6.0mNorth West Leicestershire: £5.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.7m

    £6.0m£6.0m£5.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£5.6m£5.6m£5.3m

  6. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £15.1m, North West Leicestershire £13.9mNorth West Leicestershire: £13.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.1mNorth West Leicestershire: £14.0mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.1mNorth West Leicestershire: £13.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £14.3m

    £15.1m£15.1m£14.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£13.9m£14.0m£13.2m

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.39m, North West Leicestershire £0.39mNorth West Leicestershire: £0.39mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.39mNorth West Leicestershire: £0.39mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.39mNorth West Leicestershire: £0.37mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.37m

    £0.39m£0.39m£0.37mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m

  8. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £37.2m, North West Leicestershire £40.3mNorth West Leicestershire: £40.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £37.2mNorth West Leicestershire: £40.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £37.4mNorth West Leicestershire: £38.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £35.3m

    £37.2m£37.4m£35.3mNorth West Leicestershire is higher£40.3m£40.5m£38.2m

  9. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £10.3m, North West Leicestershire £13.2mNorth West Leicestershire: £13.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £10.3mNorth West Leicestershire: £13.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £10.3mNorth West Leicestershire: £12.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £9.8m

    £10.3m£10.3m£9.8mNorth West Leicestershire is higher£13.2m£13.2m£12.5m

  10. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £5.1m, North West Leicestershire £7.2mNorth West Leicestershire: £7.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.1mNorth West Leicestershire: £7.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £5.1mNorth West Leicestershire: £6.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £4.8m

    £5.1m£5.1m£4.8mNorth West Leicestershire is higher£7.2m£7.3m£6.9m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £78.3m, North West Leicestershire £77.3mNorth West Leicestershire: £77.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78.3mNorth West Leicestershire: £77.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £78.7mNorth West Leicestershire: £73.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £74.3m

    £78.3m£78.7m£74.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count£77.3m£77.6m£73.3m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £17.6m, North West Leicestershire £11.1mNorth West Leicestershire: £11.1mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £17.6mNorth West Leicestershire: £11.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £17.6mNorth West Leicestershire: £10.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £16.6m

    £17.6m£17.6m£16.6mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£11.1m£11.2m£10.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £15.0m, North West Leicestershire £14.5mNorth West Leicestershire: £14.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.0mNorth West Leicestershire: £14.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £15.0mNorth West Leicestershire: £13.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £14.2m

    £15.0m£15.0m£14.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£14.5m£14.5m£13.7m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.36m, North West Leicestershire £0.33mNorth West Leicestershire: £0.33mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.36mNorth West Leicestershire: £0.33mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.36mNorth West Leicestershire: £0.31mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.34m

    £0.36m£0.36m£0.34mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higher£0.33m£0.33m£0.31m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.24m, North West Leicestershire £0.32mNorth West Leicestershire: £0.32mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.24mNorth West Leicestershire: £0.33mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.24mNorth West Leicestershire: £0.31mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.23m

    £0.24m£0.24m£0.23mNorth West Leicestershire is higher£0.32m£0.33m£0.31m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket £0.73m, North West Leicestershire £0.79mNorth West Leicestershire: £0.79mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.73mNorth West Leicestershire: £0.79mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.74mNorth West Leicestershire: £0.75mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: £0.70m

    £0.73m£0.74m£0.70mNorth West Leicestershire is higher£0.79m£0.79m£0.75m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 24,000, North West Leicestershire 20,774North West Leicestershire: 20,774Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 24,000

    24,000Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count20,774

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 1,532, North West Leicestershire 1,531North West Leicestershire: 1,531Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 1,532

    1,532Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count1,531

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 3,069, North West Leicestershire 2,972North West Leicestershire: 2,972Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 3,069

    3,069Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count2,972

  20. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 5,701, North West Leicestershire 5,875North West Leicestershire: 5,875Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 5,701

    5,701North West Leicestershire is higher5,875

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 9,382, North West Leicestershire 9,360North West Leicestershire: 9,360Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 9,382

    9,382Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket is higherDepends on how you count9,360

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket 1,163, North West Leicestershire 1,608North West Leicestershire: 1,608Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: 1,163

    1,163North West Leicestershire is higher1,608

Show the numbers
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket and North West Leicestershire, total
MeasureBury St Edmunds and StowmarketNorth West LeicestershireHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£462.6m£464.6m£438.8m£423.7m£425.5m£401.9mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£297.8m£299.1m£282.5m£258.8m£259.9m£245.4mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£99.0m£99.4m£93.9m£99.6m£100.0m£94.5mNorth West Leicestershire
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£276.4m£277.6m£262.2m£238.8m£239.9m£226.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£6.0m£6.0m£5.7m£5.6m£5.6m£5.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£15.1m£15.1m£14.3m£13.9m£14.0m£13.2mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.39m£0.39m£0.37m£0.39m£0.39m£0.37mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£37.2m£37.4m£35.3m£40.3m£40.5m£38.2mNorth West Leicestershire
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£10.3m£10.3m£9.8m£13.2m£13.2m£12.5mNorth West Leicestershire
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£5.1m£5.1m£4.8m£7.2m£7.3m£6.9mNorth West Leicestershire
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£78.3m£78.7m£74.3m£77.3m£77.6m£73.3mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£17.6m£17.6m£16.6m£11.1m£11.2m£10.5mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£15.0m£15.0m£14.2m£14.5m£14.5m£13.7mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.36m£0.36m£0.34m£0.33m£0.33m£0.31mBury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.24m£0.24m£0.23m£0.32m£0.33m£0.31mNorth West Leicestershire
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.73m£0.74m£0.70m£0.79m£0.79m£0.75mNorth West Leicestershire
State Pensiontotal, March 202624,00020,774Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Pension Credittotal, March 20261,5321,531Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,0692,972Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20265,7015,875North West Leicestershire
Universal Credittotal, May 20269,3829,360Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,1631,608North West Leicestershire

Sources

Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.

  1. 1Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by local authority, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  2. 2Department for Work and Pensions. Benefit expenditure by parliamentary constituency, 2024-25. Published 15 December 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  3. 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.